Happy Thanksgiving America!!!

In no particular order.....

Megan

Where to start with this one....ugh....so many amazing wonderful things about this girl!!! Megan, you are one of those people that believes in all the things i never believe about myself and somehow, that makes me actually WANT to believe in who i am. You are so inspirational, fun to be around, caring, kind, super compassionate and just all round amazing. You have a heart the size of the ocean and a pair of arms just as wide to surround and sniff me with. Megan, you are so amazing and i am thankful beyond words to God for bringing you into my life!!!! Love love LOVE YOU!!!!! If only we had more time together!

Justin

Again, where do i start with this one?!?!?! You are one of my best friends in the entire world!!! You let me be me, i'm not anyone else when i'm around you just ME. You don't judge anyone and you're super friendly. I know i can talk to you about anything and everything, you're just another one of my girlfriends but you're a guy! lol....that wasn't an insult j-Town!!! You give great hugs and always have my back, you don't let anyone mess with me! Justin Smith what would i do without you?! I'm pretty sure God knew i needed a friend like you!!! I am sooo thankful to him that we're besties!!! You're a shoulder to laugh and cry on and i thank you for your friendship, it means the world to me!!!! Love you to piecessss!!!!! One world, one hope!

Latisa

Best friend everrrrr!!!!! When i think about you and your whole family in fact, i think how blessed i am by God to have you all in my life (Denise, i LOVE her)!!!! When i talk to God about you and when i thank him every time for your friendship to me, i feel like doing a little jig, it makes me so happy that we're friends. i love you so so much and i love everything about you EVERYTHING and for the record, i love you more than Antwon!!!! I love all your tantrums, i love your laugh, i love your personality, i love the cereal you buy when things get.....hard, i love your period pain, i love that you're so beautiful (reminds me how talented God is), i love that you're my friend, i love your passion about all things in life but i just. love. you. When i met you, God really knew what he was doing putting you in my life. I miss you so much all the time even when i'm with you and i wish we could make a hundred million memories together but for now i will have to do with what i've got!!! I really wanna grow old knowing that you'll always be my friend. I give God all the praise for you!!!

Antwon

To have met or not to have met, that is the question!!!! You are totally one of my best friends in the world and i know that you and i will always be there for each other, we will ALWAYS have each others back regardless of where we live and for that i am thankful. I am thankful to God for who you are to me and to others. You don't judge people and you're a warm and friendly, open person. Your laugh and your smile is infectious and warms my heart. You're super, unfairly talented (best voice and dancer EVERRRRR) and you're very caring and supportive of those around you. You go out of your way to help people. I am super thankful for all your hugs - they are THE bomb, makes me feel safe and loved, i miss them so much!!!! Because God knows what he is doing, i am thankful that you are my friend. You mean the world to me and you always will!!! Super dooper thankful!!!

John

My filo-american friend!!! The reason i am so thankful for you is because you befriended me without even knowing absolutely ANYTHING about me, better luck next time haha. Your nature is so open and so warm. You don't judge people and you're so inviting!!! I love making you laugh because your laugh is so jovial and hilarious. You always pray for me and my circumstances and i thank God for someone who does that for me. You are marrying THE most gorgeous girl everrrrr!!!! I really thank God for our friendship because it is totally out of this world!!! Couldn't ask for anything more!!!

Crystal

(Send me photos!!!!!)

Something inside of me told me that we'd be sweet friends that day that we shared our testimonies with each other - i loved that day and i thank God for your openness and your care and concern. You're such a good listener. I also thank God for your heart, it's so big, so compassionate, so PASSIONATE!!! You are super talented and have an amazing voice and guitar-playing skills! I love that you love me - that's so cool, i am so undeserving of a friend like you and yet God has blessed me with your friendship!!!! I love that we got to meet this summer because i think you're a wonderful person!!! I always remember sitting on the stairs after Music Camp chatting on the most beautiful day eating our pack lunches like little kids, i wish we could do that again but am thankful for that day, i am also thankful for the day we spent sitting on the dock, having our own church service haha....i love you and John so much!!!!!! Can't wait til the next time we get to go Purity ring shopping again!!!

Jeff

You, Jeff, are amazing!!!!! i thank God for you all the way back when i met you three years ago!!!! I may not say this or express this enough or often, but i have so much respect for you and i thank you for being my director three years ago and teaching me the ropes of what summer camp and the hearts of people is all about! I thank God for you a lot. I thank God for sparing your life because i have learnt so much from you and every time i see you, I learn more! You are an inspiration and you are joy made complete. I know this because when i see you, my heart is warmed and you always bring a smile/joy to my face! You are talented and your words are wise! You're a cheeky man that can pretty much get away with anything! God is sovereign, i know you don't like big words, so lemme break it down for you. God is bigger than anything we ever dreamt he would be!!! SOOOOOO thankful for that!!!!

Monica (& Dave)

You are the kindest, most warm and great person i know!!!! You always make me smile and you have the ability to turn a bad day into a good one. You always know what to say to make everything better. You have the answer to all life's problems hahaha....ok maybe not ALLLL but almost!!! I love your love for all things nature, even all things dead, it's fascinating!!! You are one of my most favourite American blessings!!!! You're so generous and caring. I love that you seem to get more out of people's reaction than the actual giving process, i wanna be like you!!! Most of all, i love your heart and I am thankful for who you and how you have impacted my American experience, you do God and your country proud!!! So faithful and encouraging - praise Jesus!!!

Bob

You know what i am thankful for, don't you Bob?! You are the one i give thanks to for my WHOLE entire American experience. Without you, i never would've met so many amazing, great, talented people. So for that, i thank YOU. I also thank you for all my camp experiences, both good and bad and i give God the complete praise for Del Oro, for the work that is carried out there, for the people, both campers and staff and for yourself, who you are, keeping it all going!!! You are so blessed to live there and i am so blessed to be given the opportunity to work under you at that place of gold!!! Thank you Jesus!!!!

Jessica

We have shared great times together!!!! I'm am so grateful that you are my friend. You're easy to make laugh and when you laugh it makes me laugh. You are engrossed in your laptop and with sleep. But I am thankful for the times when we have been able to share deep conversations. You are all things sorority and I am also thankful that you gave me much insight into these so-called sororities of which i never want to be a part haha!!! But seriously, i'm so excited about our friendship and so glad God brought you into my life, he has used you to heal my heart, you have a fresh, vibrant personality and are such a joy to be around, thank you!!!!

Mackenzie

I think i might cry writing this!!! Macko, your friendship is priceless, deadset! I just wish it was one we could share 24/7. Your insight and advice is also priceless. You are a true woman of God - when i think of what a Godly woman looks like, i think of you, i honestly do. You have such compassion and care for humankind and i LOVE LOVE LOVE all the different mack expressions, you're such a character. You know how to make people feel of worth and how to make people feel loved and included. You're a generous person and an amazing host!!!!! You are much younger than me and yet i feel as if you are my age or older, you have so much life experience and so much wisdom to offer people. i love you to infinity and beyond always!!!! God is so good to me and when i look at who you are and the role you have played in my life, it reminds me of his huge blessings in my life, humbles me and makes me so thankful!!!

Justin

You are married to a ROCK!!!! But as your own entity, you are just as grand!!! I am so thankful to the Lord that i was able to spend quality time with you this past summer. Man, i see so much of Jesus in you (and Mack) it's like you guys have spent time in person, face to face with Jesus himself!!!! If that's the case, where is he???? I wanna go visit!!!! But you have such a huge heart and you are so obliging, you are willing to do absolutely anything for anybody, you believe in people when others don't believe in them. You stick like glue to the philosophy of 'innocent until proven guilty'! I'm thankful that you trust me and that you believe in me. I'm also thankful that you treat me with so much respect - you treat everyone like that!!! I love having you and Mack in my life - i really do!!! So thankful to God!!!

Rikki-Jo

(Where are all my rikki-jo photos? Probably on FB)

i love you with an undying passion!!! Your smile and your laugh makes me feel loved, and sometimes like a comedian. i love that i can talk to you about anything. You are my all time favourite American loverrrrr!!!! I was sad i couldn't hang out with you this summer particularly because of how warmly and excitedly you greeted me at the airport - omg i love you!!!!!! Our song will always be Kelly Clarkson - I do not hook up!!! I miss you so so so so much!!!!!! And i love you just as equally much, you are such a blessing from God which i am so extremely thankful for!!!

Kellie

You and me have so many great memories. So many funny times!!! I think one of the reasons God brought us together was for sheer entertainment and good times!!! You keep me grounded so much!!! Rmember when we stayed in the nurses station at the start of the summer and we laughed ourselves to sleep over NOTHING!!!! Ahhh those are the times! All our macbook fun - we love macbooks yea baby yea!!! And like Rikki-Jo, you and me also share a song together full moon by the black ghosts - great driving music!!! Kellie, with the different spelling, my best memory of you is 4th July - that was so good and our craft making day - ahhhhh love. You're so much fun to have around and i am SO thankful that God has allowed us to build such a solid friendship!!!!

Blake

You are an absolute nut case but i love love love you!!!! You are my heart and soul and i am so blessed to have such an amazing friend like you. You are what makes my trips to America so special and so blessed. I love being able to catch up with you. You are so polite and so respectful. Don't change for anyone. Don't let anyone convince you to be someone you're not because you're pretty amazing just the way you are! When i pray for you, my heart sings praises to God. You are one of my many blessings and i thank God for who you are - so tops!!!

Sarah

You're a funny lady!!! Well you make me laugh anyway. I love your smiley eyes and when you laugh, your whole face lights up! A major reason i'm so thankful for your friendship is because you're my age and it is rare to find people like you to befriend. You're a pretty amazing person and i mean amazing in every way possible. You're an amazing leader, you're amazing with kids, you're amazing at being independent, you're an amazing animal and nature person but you're so down to earth and fun and brilliant! I'm so thankful that i have the privilege to call you my friend and over the last three years it has been an absolute blessing and honour to get to know you better - you're so amazing!!! Looking forward to sharing in your babies life with you!!!! Can't wait!!! LOVE!!!!

There are sooooooo many other people that i can think of that i love and that i am super dooper thankful for so if your name isn't mentioned here, it's not because i love you any less, it's just because i could definitely go on for days about every single American friend I have and i give thanks to God every time i think of each and every one of you!!!!!!

He has blessed me hugely with all things American! Thank you Jesus!!!!